Welcome to the Library Family!

Friends of the Pohnpei Public Library Board and staff are delighted to welcome Mr. David Maney from Australian Volunteers International, who will be serving as our Children’s Inclusive Librarian Mentor for the next six months. Still squinting at Pohnpei’s sun, he is ready to brighten our library with inclusive ideas and a heart for every child. 

Mr. Maney’s mission is to help us make the library a truly welcoming space for all children and families. His goals include, empowering our staff to feel confident in making choices, supporting families of children with disabilities so they know the library is a place they can visit regularly and building an inclusive environment where every child feels at home. 

 We look forward to learning from his expertise and working together to strengthen our library as a hub of inclusion, learning, and community. 

 Please join us in giving Mr. Maney a warm Kaselehlie and wishing him success in his mentorship journey with us!

Check out our inclusive program!

Throughout the rest of 2026 library staff will work with Australian volunteer, David Maney, Children's Inclusive Librarian mentor. Our goal is to make the library a welcoming place for children with disabilities and their families. This will include: 

-inclusive language and autism awareness workshop. 

-learning to use picture communication systems. 

-creating a social story for the library.

-offering a Weekly Inclusive Story Hour.

 We hope you can join us as we develop our inclusive practice at the Pohnpei Public Library.

VCS Construction

Friends of the Pohnpei Public Library wish to inform the public that the Library playground will have limited access while improvement works are carried out by VCS Construction. 

The project is expected to finish by October 2026. The Library itself remains open to patrons. This notice is simply to keep everyone aware of the ongoing construction on the premises. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue working to improve our facilities for the community